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Elevator Pitch: Slow Play

Elevator PitchGolf
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Written by Stephen Moloney (@TheCheeky9) If there was one topic which dominated golf this year … it was that black and white polo shirt Nike made for the Open at Royal Portrush. I mean, not since Tiger Woods first debuted “the mock turtleneck” back in the early 00’s has a...
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1,859

Golf
··3 min read
Written by Stephen Moloney (@TheCheeky9) Five years. One month. Two days. You add that all up and it makes exactly 1,859 days. 1,859 days since my father offered me twenty euro and a spin to go play 9 holes at a local course. I was 24 years old back then....
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Solheim Cup ’19: The Legend Maker

Golf
··4 min read
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9)  I was convinced Tiger had it. Like, 100%; done and dusted; alright, everyone, chairs up on the tables; valiant effort, Mr. Lowry, but that silver medal will just have to do; CON-VINCED … he was a lock, for me, to take ‘Moment of the Year’....
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Scout Report: Viktor Hovland – Stalwart in Waiting

GolfThe Road to Wisconsin
··4 min read
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Now, if you already know who Viktor Hovland is, then, congratulations, you have earned my respect; and if you were in this room right now we would exchange firm handshakes and nods of admiration. If you do not know who Viktor Hovland is, however, then,...
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The Almighty Dollar

Golf
··6 min read
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Now, I don’t want to alarm you, but I’ve spent the last few days doing some ‘important research’. And through said ‘important research’ I’ve uncovered something that could quite possibly be the biggest revelation to hit the golfing world since we all learned that perhaps...
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Cause for Concern?

Golf
··7 min read
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Rory McIlroy has always been someone who says what’s on his mind and, as such, it’s endeared him to the press over the years. In a world where the vast majority of modern athletes, especially those of McIlroy’s status, say nothing in interviews or press...
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Scout Report: Shane Lowry

GolfThe Road to Wisconsin
··7 min read
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) The strangest thing about writing a scout report on Shane Lowry as a potential Ryder Cup rookie is the fact that I have to write one at all. That the current Open Champion has never set foot in the amphitheatre that is a Ryder Cup...
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Elevator Pitch … & Putt

Elevator PitchGolf
··5 min read
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Before I became infatuated with the cruel siren that is golf I was obsessed with pitch & putt. What started as just putting out one of two balls my older brother would tee off with because I couldn’t get anywhere near the  green when I...
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Elevator Pitch: A Fifth Major

Elevator PitchGolf
··7 min read
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) Six months from now we’ll all be a few days removed from the 2020 Masters. And whilst the latest owner of a green jacket (hopefully someone with the first name ‘Rory’ and surname ‘McIlroy’) embarks on the whistle-stop press tour that follows triumphing at Augusta...
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Scout Report: Bernd Wiesberger

GolfThe Road to Wisconsin
··6 min read
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) When I wrote my last ‘Scout Report’ on Shane Lowry, I mentioned in the very first line how strange it was that I had to write one at all about the current Champion Golfer of the Year, as, from a cursory glance, he appeared to...
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What If?

Golf
··5 min read
Written by Stephen Moloney (www.twitter.com/TheCheeky9) In the space of just thirteen seconds, Tiger Woods created, what would come to be, one of the most memorable moments in his illustrious career. No, it’s not the chip-in at the Masters back in ‘05 – that’s sixteen seconds, and the fact you don’t...
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